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JMCKUSICK

(6,618 posts)
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 06:59 AM Sep 2025

Good morning my wonderful DU family,

Sometimes the heaviness of life makes finding positive and hopeful things to focus on very difficult.
I've been in one of those places for the last couple of weeks with no light visible at the end of any tunnel.
It is times like this that I'm reminded that I really need to step outside myself and find ways to give as a remedy.
Please enjoy today as an adventure, seeking the smiles, laughter, and pure joy that are found most commonly in children, and let those sights and sounds awaken that very response in ourselves.
Love, John

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Good morning my wonderful DU family, (Original Post) JMCKUSICK Sep 2025 OP
Good Morning JMCKUSICK (John) Emile Sep 2025 #1
Thanks Emile, I needed that! JMCKUSICK Sep 2025 #2
Good morning, John. May things improve for you soon. Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #3
Thank you so much Scrivener7 JMCKUSICK Sep 2025 #4
Good afternoon, John. You amaze me with how you can turn struggles into victories!! wordstroken Sep 2025 #5
Thank you Wordstroken, you are too kind. JMCKUSICK Sep 2025 #8
What a beautiful world that would be! wordstroken Sep 2025 #9
Good morning , John debm55 Sep 2025 #6
Hi Debbie, thank you. JMCKUSICK Sep 2025 #7

wordstroken

(1,406 posts)
5. Good afternoon, John. You amaze me with how you can turn struggles into victories!!
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 01:42 PM
Sep 2025

You’ve been through so much for so long — yet you give so willingly to others.

Love and admiration for you;
and snuggly hugs for Cuddles and Petunia.


🦋 wordstroken
Apollo, Ajax, and Minnie

JMCKUSICK

(6,618 posts)
8. Thank you Wordstroken, you are too kind.
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 02:02 PM
Sep 2025

Imagine Cuddles, Petunia, Apollo. Ajax, Minnie and us in a furry fluff hug.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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